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2024–25 PGA Tour of Australasia season
Duration15 August 2024 (2024-8-15) – 30 March 2025 (2025-3-30)
Number of official events19
Most winsAustralia Jack Buchanan (2)
Australia Elvis Smylie (2)
Order of MeritAustralia Elvis Smylie
Rookie of the YearAustralia Ryan Peake

The 2024–25 PGA Tour of Australasia, titled as the 2024–25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2024–25 season.[1][2][3][4][5]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner[a] OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
18 Aug PNG Open Papua New Guinea 200,000 Australia William Bruyeres (1) 0.83
13 Oct CKB WA PGA Championship Western Australia 250,000 Australia Jack Buchanan (1) 1.44
20 Oct Bowra & O'Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open Western Australia 175,000 Australia Elvis Smylie (1) 2.14
27 Oct Webex Players Series SA South Australia 200,000 Australia Jack Buchanan (2) 1.65 WANZ Mixed event
3 Nov Queensland PGA Championship Queensland 250,000 Australia Phoenix Campbell (2) 2.21
17 Nov Ford NSW Open New South Wales 800,000 Australia Lucas Herbert (1) 3.17
24 Nov BMW Australian PGA Championship Queensland 2,000,000 Australia Elvis Smylie (2) 13.03 EUR
1 Dec ISPS Handa Australian Open Victoria 1,700,000 United States Ryggs Johnston (n/a) 13.56 EUR
8 Dec Victorian PGA Championship Victoria 250,000 Australia Cory Crawford (2) 1.62
15 Dec Gippsland Super 6 Victoria 200,000 Australia Ben Henkel (1) 1.21
12 Jan Webex Players Series Perth Western Australia 250,000 Australia Jordan Doull (1) 2.68 WANZ Mixed event
26 Jan Webex Players Series Victoria Victoria 250,000 Australia Michael Wright (2) 2.89 WANZ Mixed event
2 Feb Webex Players Series Murray River New South Wales 250,000 Australia Blake Proverbs (1) 2.82 WANZ Mixed event
9 Feb Vic Open Victoria 200,000 New Zealand Josh Geary (2) 3.54
23 Feb Webex Players Series Sydney New South Wales 250,000 New Zealand Nick Voke (1) 3.39 WANZ Mixed event
2 Mar New Zealand Open New Zealand NZ$2,000,000 Australia Ryan Peake (1) 9.73 ASA
9 Mar Wallace Development New Zealand PGA Championship New Zealand 175,000 New Zealand Tyler Hodge (1) 3.33
23 Mar Heritage Classic Victoria 225,000 Australia James Conran (1) 3.23
30 Mar The National Tournament Victoria 200,000 Australia Harrison Crowe (2) 3.97

Unofficial events

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The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date Tournament Location Purse
(A$) 		Winner OWGR
points 		Other
tours[b] 		Notes
29 Sep World Sand Greens Championship New South Wales 140,000 Australia Brett Rankin n/a New tournament

Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[6][7] The top three players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2026 European Tour (DP World Tour).[8]

Position Player Points Status earned
1 Australia Elvis Smylie 1,359 Already exempt[c]
2 Australia Ryan Peake 1,013 Promoted to European Tour
3 Australia Lucas Herbert 758
4 Australia Cameron Smith 736 Not a member[d]
5 Australia Anthony Quayle 688 Promoted to European Tour

Awards

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Award Winner Ref.
Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year Australia Ryan Peake [10][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.
  2. ^ a b ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour; WANZ − WPGA Tour of Australasia.
  3. ^ Smylie was already exempt due to being a tournament winner on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[9]
  4. ^ Smith would be already exempt due to his 2022 Open Championship win, however he has never taken up European Tour membership in his career.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2024/25 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  2. ^ Munnings, Paul (12 July 2024). "2024 schedule released for the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ Emanuel, Jimmy (2 July 2024). "BMW announced as title partner of the Australian PGA Championship". Golf Australia Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ "ISPS Handa Australian Open returns to the Melbourne Sandbelt". Golf Australia. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "PGA Tour of Australasia releases 2025 schedule". Australian Golf Digest. Australian Golf Media. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ "2024/25 Order of Merit". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  7. ^ Munnings, Paul (22 March 2025). "Smylie crowned Order of Merit champion for the first time". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b Webeck, Tony (30 March 2025). "Peake, Quayle secure entry to DP World Tour". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Viva Elvis Smylie! Young gun outshoots Cameron Smith to win Australian PGA". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  10. ^ "2024/25 Rookie of the Year". PGA Tour of Australasia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Rookie of the Year Peake earns DP World Tour card". GolfWA. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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